India announces plan to privatise power distribution in UTs; experts express doubts
As part of the ₹20 lakh-crore economic package, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the…
Climate Change
Cyclone Amphan’s rapid escalation linked to climate change
India and Bangladesh, two countries that haven’t even reached their COVID-19 peak yet, will be…
For India’s energy sector, a long road divides stimulation from transformation
The economic argument for increasing investments in clean energy and sustainable technologies received a massive…
Incessant rain, massive flooding kill hundreds in East Africa
Heavy rainfall across eastern Africa – Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Somalia – has caused massive…
Govt’s energy efficiency schemes saved India ₹90,000 crore in FY19: Report
The Indian government’s energy efficiency schemes have led to savings worth almost ₹90,000 crore in…
India’s CO2 emissions fall for first time in four decades amid coronavirus: Carbon Brief analysis
An economic slowdown, renewable energy growth and the impact of Covid-19 have led to the…
A third of human population may be imperiled by 2070 as temperatures move beyond ‘climate niche’: Study
Climatic conditions in which human life has thrived have remained largely unchanged for thousands of…
IMD predicts ‘normal’ monsoon for India this year
India’s monsoon season this year is likely to be normal, according to a long-range forecast…
Allow construction activities at thermal, hydro power plants outside municipal limits, Indian power ministry tells states
Amidst the coronavirus lockdown, India’s power ministry has asked states to allow construction of thermal…
Can COVID-19 flatten the climate curve?
माटी कहे कुम्हार से, तु क्या रौंदे मोय ।एक दिन ऐसा आएगा, मैं रौंदूगी तोय…